Range-cover.



K. LOVE RANGE COVER APPLICATION FILED ocT. so, |913.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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LEE K. LOVE, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RANGE-COVER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921*?.

Application led October 30, 1913. Serial No. 798,194.

To all whom z't may concern:

Beit known that T, LEE K. LOVE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Range-Covers, of which'the following is a description.

The primary object of this invention is to provide improved means in afolded range cover whereby, when the forward portion of the range is inuse, the nished side of one portion of the cover is folded on thefinished side of the other portion so the finished sides are protectedduring the use of the range.

Another object is to provide a folding cover in combination with a rangewhich can be folded back andI utilized as a shelf.

A. further object is to provide improved means whereby the cover can bereadily and quickly attached to a range.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification, and bespecifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of this improved cover applied to a range.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the upper portion of a range, the coverbeing shown` folded back to form a shelf.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line TTT-TTT, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view. of an improved hinge member which isadapted to secure the cover to the top of a range.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of therear hinging portion of the cover which is adapted to be secured to oneofthe hinge members.

This improved range cover is designed more especiallyfor that type ofranges which have no warming ovens above the top of the range.

Referring to the drawings: 1 designates the upper portion of a gasrange, said range having the usual burners 2 and chimney connection 3.Formed in the top of the range 4, and depending therefrom is the usualoverhanging Bange 5.` Y

Secured at the rear of the top of the range is a pair of hinge members6, each of lsaid hinge members having a top portion 7 and a dependingportion 8. Formed in the bottom of said portion 8 is a clamping portion9, said clamping portion 9 being adapted to engage the end and innerside of the overhanging flange 5. The top portion 7 is adapted to reston the top of the range 4 (see Fig. 3). Formed on each hinge member 6 isa struck-out portion 10. Each of said portions 10 have a bearing 11formed thereon and a lipped portion 12.

This improved cover comprises a pair of folding portions 13 and 14 whichare hinged together at 15. The outer edges of each portion have astiening wire 16 formed therein. Formed in one edge of the foldingportion 13 are a pair of cut-away portions 17. Said stiffening wire ofsaid portion 13 extends across said cut-away portions 17 as shown at 18.

Tn securing this improved cover to a range, a pair of the hinge members6 are first mounted on the range top 4, which is done by engaging theclamping portion 9 of the hinge members against the under side of theoverhanging flange 5. Tt is preferable to have these hinge membersconstructed of resilient material so they can be sprung into theirproper places of engagement with the range top. The exposed portions 18of the stiifening wire 16 of the folding portion 13 are then engagedbeneath the lips 12 of said hinge members and are pulled into thebearings 11, which are formed in the struck-out portions 10. Thiscompletes the assembling of the cover on the top of the range.

As shown in Fig. 1, the folding portions 13 and 14 are unfolded, thuscovering the top of the range. Tf it is desired to use the two frontburners only, the portion 14 can be folded onto the portion 13, as shownin dotted lines Fig. 2. lf it is desired to use all of the burners, thefolded sections 13 and 14 can be swung into a vertical position (notshown). Or the portion 13 can be left in a vertical position, and theportion 14 can be hinged at 15 and swung into horizontal position. Theforward edge of said portion 14 is adapted, to rest against a support19, which can be secured to the wall 20 (see Fig. 2). The horizontallysupported portion 14 will then serve as a shelf 21. Tn view of the shelf21 being formed above the chimney connection 3, it will be heated by theexhaust heat from said chimney connection.

When it is desired to use a range having this cover mounted thereon, themanner in which the cover is folded removes the finished side of thecover from the burners 'so no spattering which might occur during theuse of the range will be received by the finished sides. It is readilyseen how this improved cover can be quickly attached to x a range, asnodrilling of holes for bolts is necessary.

What I claim is: f..

The combination of a, range cover, a range top having a depending flangeand a fastening member, said fastening member com-

